Access to subsidized child care in Monroe County, NY
A study of trends in the availability of and access to subsidized child care in Monroe County, New York, based on analyses of demographic and adminstrative data, parent focus groups and interviews, and a literature review
Reports & Papers
Child care in Colorado: Making care more affordable for working families
An examination of the effectiveness of child care subsidies in increasing low-income families' access to high-quality child care in Colorado, based on a simulation of public benefits' effects on a hypothetical family's income
Reports & Papers
Child care quality in different state policy contexts
An examination of the influence of differing state regulations and subsidies on child care quality in the for-profit, nonprofit, family, and family, friend, and neighbor child care markets in 14 U.S. cities
Reports & Papers
Child Care Subsidies and the Work Effort of Single Mothers
Post-welfare reform has introduced a new set of policy questions around child care subsidy receipt. The present study addresses policy relevant questions that seek to better articulate the relationships between single mothers' decisions about work, child care and subsidy access. In addition, the study explores the relative importance of process and structural measures of child care quality in supporting children's development. Sample: Unmarried mothers with at least one child under age 13. Measures: Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Program Records; National Survey of America's Families (NSAF); Early Childhood Longitudinal Study birth cohort (ECLS-B).
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Child care subsidies in urban and rural counties
A summary of a study comparing features Child Care and Development Fund caseloads in urban and rural counties
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care subsidies in urban and rural counties
A study comparing features of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) caseloads in urban and rural counties, including: average hours per week in care; percentage of single-parent families; child care settings; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participation; reasons for receiving subsidized child care; and copayments
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies, Low-wage work and economic development
A longitudinal study of the employment and earnings of low income parents participating in Minnesota’s child care subsidy program and a comparison of their earnings by industry sector
Reports & Papers
Childcare subsidies, wages, and employment of single mothers
An exploration of the influence of the availability of child care subsidies and potential wages on parents’ employment decisions, using data from the 1997 National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)
Reports & Papers
Children eligible for Illinois child care assistance
An overview the number of children eligible for and participating in the Illinois Child Care Assistance Program in Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Contested, corporatised and confused?: Australian attitudes to child care
An examination of the Australian public's attitudes towards working mothers and child care, which organizations are best able to provide child care, and various rationales for child care subsidies
Other
Cornell child care grant subsidy program: Online survey - evaluation report
An evaluation of the Cornell Child Care Grant Subsidy Program (CCCGSP), and an inquiry into the relationship between employees’ subsidy receipt and the quality of child care arrangements chosen, using data from an online survey of grant recipients in 2007
Reports & Papers
Cornell child care grant subsidy program: Online survey - evaluation report [Executive summary]
A summary of an evaluation of the Cornell Child Care Grant Subsidy Program (CCCGSP), and an inquiry into the relationship between employees’ subsidy receipt and the quality of child care arrangements chosen
Executive Summary
The determinants and consequences of child care subsidies for single mothers in the USA
A study of the effects of child care subsidies on the employment, school, and welfare participation of single mothers following the passage of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
Reports & Papers
The disappearing child care credit
An overview of trends in the benefits to families of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Disparities in California's child care subsidy system: A look at teacher education, stability and diversity
An analysis comparing characteristics of California child care center workers in centers receiving public funding through vouchers with workers in centers receiving public funding through direct contracts with the state
Reports & Papers
Effects of social policy reforms and the economy on welfare participation and employment among single mothers
A discussion of the role of policies in the child care subsidy take-up rates among eligible families, and a presentation of estimation models for the roles of child care subsidies, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and demographic variables in the employment choices of single mothers
Reports & Papers
Examining the Effects of Subsidy Eligibility on Parent Employment, Child Care Arrangements and Children’s Development
Federal law limits eligibility of child care subsidy receipt to a maximum of 85% of a state's median income, but states may choose to set thresholds below this level. As a result, there is a substantial amount of variation in the thresholds states set and variation within states over time. This variation in eligibility is used in the present study to predict changes in parent employment, child care arrangements and child outcomes. Specifically, this project examines the impact of eligibility for child care subsidies, as determined by state income eligibility thresholds, on parents' labor force participation and child care choices. In addition, the study investigates whether the change in child care and parent employment experiences by eligible families has subsequent effects on child behavior and school readiness. Measures include: Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) State Plans; National Household Education Survey (NHES); National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Higher ground: New Hope for the working poor and their children
An evaluation of the short- and long-term effects of the New Hope program on the outcomes of the low-income participants and their children
Reports & Papers
Leaving welfare for employment: The role of child care subsidies for white, Hispanic, and African American families
A longitudinal study of child care subsidy utilization among former welfare recipients after leaving the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) child care subsidy system, the impact of child care subsidies on their employment outcomes, and differences in subsidy use and employment outcomes as a function of race and ethnicity, based on interviews with a sample of 658 African American, White, and Hispanic welfare leavers
Reports & Papers
Leaving welfare for employment: The role of child care subsidies for white, Hispanic, and African American families [Executive summary]
A summary of a longitudinal study of welfare leavers' experiences with child care subsidies during the transition from the Temporary Assistance for Need Families (TANF) system to employment and the impact of child care subsidies on employment outcomes, as well as the relationship between race and ethnicity and subsidy use and employment outcomes, based on interviews with leavers
Executive Summary
Maximum fee vs. child benefit: A welfare analysis of Swedish child-care fee reform
An examination of the impacts of child care fee reform policies in Sweden on parents’ labor participation rates, and families’ well-being, based on data from two national surveys of households with children aged 1- to 5-years-old
Reports & Papers
National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Final report
A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state and local policies on families' choices
Reports & Papers
National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Final report: Executive summary
A summary of a study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state policies on families' choices
Executive Summary
National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: State and Community Substudy: Final report
A study of ongoing changes in state and community policies for meeting the child care needs of low-income families as a result of welfare reform implementation, including child care subsidy use and expenditures from 1997 to 2001 and child care subsidy policies and their administration from 1999 to 2002, based on administrative records, policy manuals, and key informant interviews from 17 states and 25 communities
Reports & Papers
Next steps for federal child care policy
A discussion of four goals that a national child care strategy should pursue, with recommendations for reforming current federal child care policies to meet those goals
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